Date-Plum (Diospyros lotus)

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  Erscheinungsbild

  The Date-Plum is a small tree with edible fruits which originally came from Asia.

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  Blätter

  Deciduous, 6 to 12 cm long, elliptic or ovate leaves. Dull green or dull orange colouring in autumn.

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  Blatt Oberseite

  Deciduous, 6 to 12 cm long, elliptic or ovate leaves. Dull green or dull orange colouring in autumn.

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  Blatt Unterseite

  Deciduous, 6 to 12 cm long, elliptic or ovate leaves. Dull green or dull orange colouring in autumn.

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  Blatt Herbst

  Deciduous, 6 to 12 cm long, elliptic or ovate leaves. Dull green or dull orange colouring in autumn.

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  Blüten

  Flowering period: II to IV. Male flowers appear in clusters, the female flowers are solitary. Approx. 1 cm long. Reddish or yellowish white.

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  Früchte

  Round juicy berries. Yellow or bluish-black. Roughly 1.5 cm wide. Fruit is sweet with little flavour.

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  Rinde

  Young bark is hairy and brown, later grey. Furrowed and broken up into small segments.

Anwendung

Parks, container plants, kitchen gardens, front gardens, verandas, crop plant

Heimatgebiete

China, Japan, Caucasus, Asia Minor

Standortparameter

Light: full sun to slightly sunny; soil: fresh; soil structure: heavy to normal; soil depth: medium to very deep; humus concentration: medium; pH value: moderately acid to highly alkaline; nutrient concentration: high; soil: fresh.

Ansprüche

Does not tolerate stagnant moisture.

Frosthärte

down to -15 C°

unknown

Height of growth: 6 to 14 m. Spread: 5 to 10 m. Slow-growing tree. Often multi-stem, often crooked.

Blätter

Deciduous, 6 to 12 cm long, elliptic or ovate leaves. Dull green or dull orange colouring in autumn.

Blüten

Flowering period: II to IV. Male flowers appear in clusters, the female flowers are solitary. Approx. 1 cm long. Reddish or yellowish white.

Früchte

Round juicy berries. Yellow or bluish-black. Roughly 1.5 cm wide. Fruit is sweet with little flavour.

Rinde

Young bark is hairy and brown, later grey. Furrowed and broken up into small segments.